bajamosvsbajaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bajamos” and “bajaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,606
“bajamos” frequency rank
#13,850
“bajaron” frequency rank
31456
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajamos bajaron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse.

Where the eye mixes bajamos and bajaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bajamos and bajaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
bajamos
7 ch
bajaron

Look-alike desk: bajamos vs bajaron

A purely visual mix-up. bajamos ([baˈxamos]) and bajaron ([baˈxaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bajamos is recorded at frequency rank #17,606, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈxamos]. bajaron is at rank #13,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxaɾõn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 31456, this pair ranks #206,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bajamos vs bajaron

Shared letters: abjo. Private to "bajamos": ms. Private to "bajaron": nr.

"bajamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "bajaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajamos ← abjamos · baajmos · bajammos · bajamoss · bajamso · bajaoms · bajjamos · bajmaos
  • bajaron ← abjaron · baajron · bajaorn · bajarno · bajaronn · bajarron · bajjaron · bajraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bajamos" and "bajaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([baˈxamos] versus [baˈxaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bajamos" or "bajaron"?
"bajaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,850 in our Spanish list, against #17,606 for "bajamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "bajamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bajaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajamos" and "bajaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajamos vs bajemos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #206,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list